Glass casket and carrier therefor



L VV. DE CAMP. `GLASS GASKET AND CARRIER THEREFH.

APPLlcATxoN FILED JUNE l?, 191s.

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J. W. DE CAMP. GLASS GASKET AND CARRIER THEREFOR.

AFPLICATION FILED'JUNE Il, 1918.

` Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

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J' AMES W. DE CAI-JIP, OF BLACKWELJ, OKLAIk-IOA GLASS GASKET AND CARRIERTHEREFOR.

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To czZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. DE CAMP, a citizen of the United States,residin at Blackwell, in the county of Kay and. tate of Oklahoma, haveinvented 'certain new and useful Improvements in Glass [Gaskets andCarriers Therefor, of which the following is a specification. L

This invention relates to improvements in glass caskets and carrierstherefor, and so aras the casket itself is concerned, is designed as animprovement over the 4casket shown and described in my PatentNo.1,211,684, issued January'), 1917. In-the patented structure the glassbody and lid of the casket are bound or .confined Within` a framecomprising kan arrangement of metallic straps which are buried with thecasket. Also in the patented structure the frame for the body includes ametallic strap xtending 'exteriorl-y around the ltop of the ody strapjextending around the bottom. of the said lid, these straps beingconnected at one side of the casket by 4suitable hinges, and certainof'tfhe straps of the respective frames being securfed to the saidencircling or su rounding straps to be held in place thereby and alsofor the purpose of holding the said encircling or surrounding strapsagainst displacement in the opening and closing of the vlid upon itshinges. Therefore, so far as the casket itself is concerned, the presentinvention has as its vobject to provide a less expensive construction bydis-` pensing with all of the frame straps with the exception of. thesaid encircling or surrounding' straps for the body and lid, novelmeansl being provided by the present invention forsecuring these strapsto the respective lcasket members,. i J y A further object of theinvention is to provide a carrier within which'the casket may be bodilyplaced, the carrier being, however, only. temporarily connected with thecasket so that prior to interment the said/ carrier may be separatedfrom the casket and thus save a considerable quantity pf metal whichwould otherwise be' a total -oss v Another object ofthe invention is topro- `v ide a casket carrier which may be highly ornamental in itsembellishments and in itsell more or less expensive, and whlch, after ilhas'served its purpose and before :intern Specification of LettersPatent.

and the frame for the lid includesa ,Patented Aug. io, ieee..

1918. Serial No. 240,453.

ment, ,may be readily separated from the casket and reserved for futureuse.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the carriermay be c temporarily secured -upon the casket bodyand which" means willbe inconspi'cuous.

A further object ofthe invention is the provision of 'novel means forsecuring a Wooden base against vthe under side of the bottom of thecasket so as to provide against breakage.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a perspectiveview illustrating one embodiment of the presentin- Fig.V 2 is a perspective viewillustrating the carrier removed fromthe casket;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the prol tective base member for thecasket and thev means Uplace; 4 l

F ig, 4 is a vertical transverse sectional View through the casket andthe carrier;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one end of the caskety with the carrierremoved and also the protective basemember and the encircling bands orstrapswhichlconstitute apart of the hinge connection between the lid andbody of the casket;

Figli is a fragmentary perspective view illustratingL a portion of thesecuring means for the protective base member;

Fig. 7`is a vertical transverse sectional yiew takfen Asubstantially onthe line 7-7 of ilig. 1. I

The body of the casket is indicated in general by the numeral 1 vand thelid by the numeral 2, and the said body includes sides 3, ends el,diagonal corner portions 5, and a loottomy. n like manner the lid of theer casket includes sides 7, ends 8, diagonal corner portions 9, and atop 10. `Exteriorly the walls 3, 4 and 5 of the body of the casket areformed at their upper edges with a continuously groove ll, and a similarrabbet or groove 12 is formed exteriorly in the Walls 7, 8 and 9 ot thelid at the lower edges thereof, each rabbet or groove defining acircumferential stop shoulder or ledge, as shown. within the rabbets orgrooves 11 and l2 respectively, are bands or straps v13 and 14 the saidbands or'straps extending respectively continuously around the body andthe lid of the,Y casket. In order to secure the il() provided forsecuring the same in 75 extending shallow rabbet or Seated 1ct saidstraps in place, the corner portions and 9 of the body and lid arerformed each with a socket 15 into which is fitted a plug or bushing 16preferably of hard rubber although any other suitable material may beemployed for the purpose. Each'bushing 1.6 is formed with a socket 17which opens through the outer end of the bushing and may eitherterminate short of the inner end thereof or open through said end. Theouter ends of the bushings '16 terminate at the vertical walls of therabbets 11 or v12 as the case may be, and are, consequently, held'against displacement from the sockets 15 by the encircling'bands orstraps.N At the points of location of the' bushings 16',l the said bandsor 'straps are formed with openings 18 which are preferably threaded,andsecuring screws or bolts 19 are fitted into these openings andllB-and 14 and in this manner the lid of the casket is connected withthe body for swinging movement to open and closed positions.

. From the foregoing" it will be understood that due to the provisionofthe means abovev described for securing the straps or bands 13 and 14inplace, the use of transversely extending straps or bands as in thepatented structure is obviated. Of course, the structure illustrated anddescribed in the patent is preferable as it is much more Substantialand, therefore, the improvements so far described are applicable chieflyto caskets which vare intended to be sold at a relatively low price orwhere, for other reasons, it is desirable or necessary to economize inthe use of metal. It will, furthermore, be evident from an inspection'of the drawings anda consideration of the description which is tofollow relative to the cari-ier, that any other` type of carrier or anysuitable casket harness may be employed. However, regardless of theemployment of any particular .type of carrier or harness, it isdesirable that the bottom of the `casket body be kprotected in themanner which will now` be explained. n i.

The protective `means above referred to comprises a base 21 whichispreferably of wood and of such dimensions as to cover the entire undersurface of the bottom 6 of the body. In order to secure the base v21 inposition there is provided aframe indicated in general by the numeral 22and comprising ,an upstanding portion-'or i-ange 23 and a.

horizontally disposed flange 24. The flange is designed to surround thelower portion of the body of the casket and the margin of the protectivebaseV 21, While the flange 24 extends beneath the edge portion of theprotective base, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. In order tosuitably anchor the flange 24 to the protective base, it is preferablethat the flange be provided at its edge, at suitable intervals,withupstanding spurs 25 which may enter the under side of thesaid protectivebase. In securing the flange 23 to the casket body, securing meansidentical with the securing meansshown in Fig. 7 of the drawings andheretofore described and' indicated in the said drawings bycorresponding numerals, is employed,

the securing-screws or`bolts 19 of said means y passing through openings26 formed at the proper points in the said flange 23.- As the flange 23is onljfnf such height as to permit of 'the employment of the securingmeans above mentioned, and the flange 211 is relatively narrow, itwillbe understood that the frame comprising these flanges will not only beinconspicuous but will, at the same time.l require but little metal forits manufacture, and yet it serves as a highly efficient means forsecuring the said protective base 21 in preferably connected by hinges28 so that the sections may be swung together in applying the carrier tothe casket body or swung apart in removing the-same vfrom the casket.'At its opposite end, one of these sectionsis preferably provided withone or more ears. 29 designed to -overlap-the corresponding end of theother section, and .suitable-securing screws or other elements 30 arefitted through the ears and into the said corresponding endx -Vo f' theother 'section in order to hold the sections closed about the body ofthe casket.

0f course, if desired, suitableV snap fastenings might be provided forthe purpose of connecting the last-mentioned ends of the sections and,1n fact, if desired, the hinges n.

might be replaced by some means for separably connecting thefirst-mentioned ends 28 of the said sections. y The sectionsv 27 areformed at their lower edgeswith inwardly projecting iianges 31 which aredesigned to l*entend beneath the flanges 24. of the protective basesecuring member 2:2-, as clearly shown 1n Fig. l of the drawings. Thesections of the carrier are, as stated above, 5

formed of sheet metal. and these sections may beplain or highlyornamented as desired and as illustrated in Figs. 1 and2of the .therespective carrier drawings, the vupper edges of the sections m'ay bescalloped, undulated, or otherwise fashioned so as to impart anornamental appearance to the carrier as a whole.

That wall of each section which extends beside the corresponding sidewall of' the casket body is provided with means for temporary connectionwith the circumscribing .band 13 so that after the sections 4have beenswung together to encompass the casket body, the said sections may beconnected with vthe casket to prevent accidental displacement while thecasket is being carried and up to the-time it is desired to permanentlyseparate the carrier from the casket. lWhile various devices `may beprovided for affording connection between the sections of the'carrierand the said. band 13, it is preferable that means such asillustrated in the drawings be made use of. Any number of the connectingdevices `may be employed between each section of the carrier and thebinding strap 13. Eachl of the devices comrises a lever member indicatedin general y the numeral 32 and pivotally or hingedly connected as 'at33 withhthe upper edge of section, the lever member being adapted to beswung in a vertical direction. The'numeral 34 ii'idicates a hook memberpovided at .its lowen end with a fork, the arms 35 of whiclrearepivotally connected to an intermediate portion of the lever, member 32and are spread suiiiciently to st'addle the pivotal or hinge connection35 when the lever 32 is swung downwardly to lie against the outer faceof the respective carrier section. The hook member 34 at its upper endis provided with a bill 3G and the said bill is designed to engage in asocket 37 formed by striking out the upper portion of the strap or band13 at points corresponding to the points of location of the connectingdevices when the carrier is in position encompassing the body-of thecasket. It will .erence to Figs. l, 2 and particularly by ref- 4 of theldrawings, that when the lever members 32 are swung upwardly, theterminals of the bills 3G ofthe hook members 34 may be engaged over thenow be understood and upper edges of the 'band 13 at the points of'location ofthe sockets 37, and when the lever members 32 are swungdownwardly, the hook members 34 will be drawn in a correspondingdirection causing the bills 36 to enter the sockets 37, and after thearms 35 of the forks of the hook members have passed the pivotal orhinge connections 33,

the pivots for the hook members 34 will have passed dead center andconsequently the devices will be held against disarrangement until theleverlmembers 32 are manpositively swung outwardly to release theconnecting devices from the band 13. In practice a strip offelt (notshown) will be applied between the strap or band 13 and the wall of thegroove or rabbet l1 at the upper edge of the walls of the body ofthecasket as in my prior patent heretofore mentioned, and it will beundersto'odsthat vby providing the sockets 37 in the said vbami or strap13, the bills of the hook members 34 may seat in the sockets withoutpushing ldown or otherwise distorting or tearing the felt strip. A

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. In a casket, a glass body and aglass lid each provided .at theirabutting edges with a circumscribing seating groove detining acontinuous stop shoulder, bands seated in said grooves and bearingagainstthe stop shoulders, said body and lid being provided withtransverse sockets formed in the Vexterior walls of the casket at saidseating grooves, bushings fitting Within the Sockets and having theirouter faces disposed substantially flush with the walls of engagementwith said band, and an anchoring element extending through said band andfitting into the bushing, said band bearing against andforming a closurefor the bushing. 1

3. In a glass casket, a protective base member disposed against 4theunderside of the bottom of the casket, means for holding said protectivebase member in place comprising an open frame having an upstandingflange and an inwardly extending iiange,

Athe last-mentioned flange projecting beneaththe marginal portion of thebase member, the first-mentioned flange extending across the edge ofsaid base member and upwardly in contact with the exterior walls of,thecasket, and means for preventing displacement of said frame.`

4. The combination with a glass casket,

of a protective base member therefor dis-- `plosed against the underside of the bottom of the casket, an open frame extending around thelower portion of 'the casket and the'l marginal edge of the base member,and a basket-like structureiitted to the lower portion of the casket andprovided with an inwardly extending flange bearing against.

said frame.

5. The combination with a glass casket,

-of a protective base member therefor disposed against the under side ofthe bot-t Y tom of the casket, an open frame extending around the lowerportion of the casket at its junction with the base member and includinga horizontal supporting flange eX- tending beneath the marginal portionof said base member, andv a basket-like strucj ture fitted to the lowerportion of the casket 'tom of the casket and bearing against theexterior walls thereoic andv against the marginal edge of the protectivebase, said frame being provided with an inwardly extending iangeprojecting beneath and bearing against the protective base .memberg saidflange being provided with upstandingispurs the points of which areembedded inpsaid base member.

7 Thecombination with a casket, of, a carrier therefor comprising matingsections having a hinge connection and conforming substantially "to thecontour of the casket and each provided with an inwardly extending rigidfiange projecting partially beneath the bottom of the casket, and meansremovably securing the sections of said carrier about the casket.

8. The combination with a glass casket having afband extending aroundthe upper portion thereof, of a carrier for the casket comprisingvertical walls hingedly com nected for lateral swinging movement andfitted, to `the lowerportion of the casket, meansdor securing the walls'of the carrier aboutthe casket and meansv detachably securing 'thecarrier to said band.

.gaaanz 9. The combination with a casket, of a carrler comprlsmg matingsections formed of vertical walls having corner portlons hingedly"connected with each other to permit lateral swinging movement ofsaidsections with, respect to the casket, and means removably securing thesections of the carrier about said casket; l 'Y 10. The combination with`a casket, ,of a carrier comprising sections conforming to the contourof the casket and bearing against the exterior walls of said casket forsubstantially the major portion vof ,the height thereof, said sectionsbeing hingedly connected with each other at one oint and at the oppositepoint being provided with means' whereby they may be held closed' thecasket, a ,band4 extending around the upper portion of the casket, andconnectin means carried by the said structure and having elementsdetachably engageable over the upper edge of the said band.

12. The combination with a glass casket,

of a carrier therefor comprising a basket-A likeJ structurefltted to thelower portion of 'the casket, a band extending around the upper portionof the casket' and connecting means carried by the sai structure andhaving elements detachably engageable .over the upper edge of the saidbad, t crib' nd 8O at intervals being struck out to provlde sockets toreceive the'said elements.v

In testimony-whereof I ailix my signature.

JAMES w. DE cAMP. [1.. s]

